University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Catering To Student Interests Clubs have appeared and disap- peared with the trends of the times or existed on the basis of their staying power. The 1900 Tyce re- ported an increase in student en- terprises. Since then, there’s been one enterprise or another on campus: The Mandolin and Glee Club went on tour in May, 1900, provid- ing opportunities for performances and trips. The Gaudeamus Dancing Club held monthly parties where profes- sors. their wives, students, and friends together tripped the light fantastic toe. Tyee 1900 There were campus chapters of the YMCA and YWCA. The University Dames furthered the easy association of people of differing ages (Tyee '20) but later was formed of students' wives, who, when their spouses graduat- ed. were presented with P.H.T. de- grees (Putting Hubby Through). Tyee ‘60 County clubs united students from distant home counties in Washington State, such as What- com. Grays Harbor. Okanogan, and Skagit. Out-of-state clubs in- eluded Montana, Alaska Sour- dough, and California. Tyee '20 The Clogging Club satisfied outdoor interests of riding, hiking, and games of horseshoes. Tyee '30 Hammer and Coffin was the somber moniker for a humorous publication fraternity formed in 1919- Membership required three quarters of outstanding work on Columns, the UW humor maga- Thc main interest at the time I was in Lewis Hall was football. Two of us girls had crystal radio sets and two sets of headphones. So on out-of-town game days, a bunch of us would gather in a room — with snacks on hand, we d listen in on the broadcast — each of four persons listening in with one earpiece Marie Gustafson Wall. '23 1912: Clarence Hcc” Kdmundson named to U.S. Olympic track team. ? 1861 JOCKS WHO LETTERED in sport could join the Big W dub and promote UW athletics. UW I7SO ONE WONDERS HOW Tequila 4 would sound if played by the 1915 marching band. UW 6019 zinc. Tyee '30 The Chinese Club. Japanese Club, and Filipino Club united stu- dents of common cultures as early as the '20s. Valcda was formed in '48 for Japanese nisei women. Tyee ‘60 Women s committees provided advice to co-eds. Clothes Com- mentator provided fashion tips and Freshman Standards advised on clothes, dates, and activities. Tyee '40 The Big W club was formed of young men who had lettered in sports. They banded together to promote interest and spirit in ath- letics. Tyee '20 Among the oldest clubs on campus arc Women in Communi- cations. Inc., founded in 1909: and the German Club. — BP In The Early Days Charles Vandcr Veer cultivated student interest in sports in the ear- ly years. He was appointed as a physical education professor in 1895, and under his leadership, both men's and women's athletic associations were formed. Football enjoyed strong support at the turn of the century. Howev- er. there were unique problems. The UW's field was sometimes so rough and muddy that opposing teams refused to play on it. Sched- uling of games was informal: often there was the problem of finding opponents. Opponents came from colleges, athletic clubs, and high schools. Gil Dobie was the football coach from 1908 to 1916 with a no-loss UW record (58-0-3) yet to be touched by any UW football coach. He used psychological war- fare and top physical training to prep his men for games. Under Dobie's .reign, the UW teams scored a total 1.938 points to their opponents' 119. Interest in crew came easily be- cause of the UW's proximity to Lakes Union and Washington. Shells and barges purchased in 1901 marked the beginning of competitive rowing at the UW. The revolution in rowing be- gan at the UW, thanks to the dili- gent study of crew coach Hiram Conibear. Conibcar used a labora- tory skeleton to determine the po- sition of an oarsman's bones at ev- ery phase of the stroke. From this study, he modified the stroke so it was shorter and also had local boat builders modify the shell's con- Of Real Sport struction. The UW teams were soon com- peting against and gaining the re- spect of prestigious Eastern school teams. The UW influence spread as Conibear proteges went on to coach at leading crew universi- ties. The UW teams continued to gather laurels, from the 1936 Olympics gold medal won under Coach Al Ulbrickson to 1978’s Henley Grand Challenge with Coach Dick Erickson. Although intercollegiate com- petition for women did not begin at the UW until 1975. women were active in sports as early as 1895 when the Women’s Athletic Asso- ciation was playing basketball. In the years before intercolle- giate competition, women found athletic outlets in such sports as ice skating, riflery. field hockey, soccer and many others. Since 1975, the women athletes have proven them- selves a force to be reckoned with in sports such as crew and basket- ball. — BP » SKIRTS AND STOCKINGS made op rhe uniform» of the 1899-1909 women basketball team UW 4161 He was later named as head track coach in 1919. 1922: Dorsett Tubby” Graves is named head baseball coach. 1940: Swim team wins Northwest Conference. I960: Football has first Rose Bowl win. defeating Wisconsin. 44-8. 1984: Women's crew wins its fourth straight national champion- ship THE TOUGH GIL DOBIE and one renum» untouched by other UW foothall of hi» undefeated team Hi no-los record coaches UW 4691 125TH ANNIVERSARY

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186X( T986 The Exposition Comes To Seattle The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Ex- position held in Seattle during the summer and early autumn of 1909 was declared by Seattle promoters as being different from previous expositions held elsewhere. It was not designed to commemorate the past but to focus on the future. The inspiration for Seattle's first world's fair came initially from a group of Alaska's gold-rush pio- neers who wanted to establish an Alaska exhibit in Seattle. Once the exhibit was approved, enthusiastic support soon followed and a group of Seattle businessmen formed an exposition corporation. It was sug- gested that the scope of the expo- sition should be broadened to in- clude all countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. Selection of the site for the ex- position caused little debate; the majority of the supporters chose a 230-acre portion of the University of Washington campus. The cam- pus was an ideal site because of its close downtown location and the beautiful views it offered of the Olympics. Cascades, and Lake Washington. One objection to the site was the prohibition of the use of alcohol on the campus, but that did not seem to deter anyone from attending. Exhibits at the fair ranged from serious and humorous, food and livestock displays, American histo- ry displays to shows which revealed the lives of people around the world including Japan. India and the Philippines. One of the most popular attractions was a village consisting of thatched huts which housed members of the Igorrote tribe of the Philippines. Their clothing consisted only of a head- piece and a loin cloth, causing a considerable stir among some fair- goers. Much attention was focused upon designated days for cities, states, foreign persons and special interest groups. For example Nor- way Day featured an imitation vi- king ship and a pageant depicting the history of Norway. The amusement area, called the Pay Streak, offered much to see and do. A mock Battle of Gettys- burg and a simulated naval battle as well as numerous variety shows were popular attractions. The se- lection of rides included a scenic railway that wound among imita- tion snow-capped mountains and what was called the largest Ferris wheel in the world. At the close of the fair, after 3,740.351 visitors had passed through the gates and enjoyed themselves, the University acquired 20 temporary buildings and 4 per- manent structures which arc still standing today. These include Ar- chitecture and Cunningham Halls, the Engineering Annex and part of the north section of the current Power Plant. During the A-Y-P Seattle en- joyed a time of entertainment and education. The exposition was to live long in everyone's memories. — MP THE ALASKA THEATRE of Senu- now w»s one of many vhowv ih»r could be » en along the Pay Streak Photo court ay Duly fries 1 VISITORS TO THE EXPOSITION could enjoy a ipcctacular view of Mount Rainier while walking to the variout exhibit building». I IV 147. 4 THE PAY STREAK wa» the main area for entertainment: everything from vpinc- tinghng ride to souvenir» could be found here. Photo courtesy Specul Collections. He Was A Grand Old Man Edmond S. Meany taught his- tory and was popularly known as Washington's Grand Old Man. Meany's courses were considered easy. My girlfriend and I sat in the front row in his classes and he came to like us. His courses, of- fered at 2 p.rn. two days each week, attracted classes of 75 to 100 on the third floor of old Denny Hall. On a rainy day after one class, my girl- friend, now my wife, stood with me on the top steps of Denny Hall waiting for better weather before walking to the library. Professor Meany came out and offered up his black umbrella. When Professor Meany died in 1935. the funeral was held in Meany Hall. It was Filled with ad- miring students, faculty and alum- ni. Eugene A. Wright. '34, '37 Prof. Edmond S. Meany was a living tradition at the time, but passed away to everlasting loss to the school. James II. Jensen 37, 39 “Edmond Meany — history pro- fessor. Taught Pacific Kim and Washington State History classes. Marie Gustafson Wall. '25 Neu» Services S-24V5 125TH ANNIVERSARY

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WAR DECLARED! Life Wasn’t The Same Wars had unique impacts on the campus community. Patriotism rallied the students to assist the cause during World Wars I and II. The Vietnam War was seen as a cruel joke, however, and students of that era protested loudly against it. Enrollment plunged during the World Wars and intercollegiate ♦ WORLD WAR I citiwn training on the UW campos in 1917. UW «2211 STUDENTS TAKE PART in an air raid drill during the WWII era. UW «9» sports were eliminated or affected as athletes left to serve their coun- try. Several faculty helped conduct research and investigations for the government during WWII. During WWII, government gardenias replaced corsages and orchids at dances, and students were encouraged to devote 12 hours of their day to school and war activities. The morning of Dec. 7, 1941, my girlfriend and I left church in her parents' car. The radio an- nouncer blared our the news of the Jap attack on Pearl. We were STUNNED. The rest of the day. everyone was in shock. Everyone gatitered around the radio. Details were sketchy. We had been told our Pacific fleet was invincible. Now most of it was gone. The next day, the shock became RAGE as we listened to President Roosewlt declare war on the Axis powers. 'The enrollment at the U in Jan - uary was 10,700. By June 1942, it dropped to 7,275. Bruce Cole, '41 The UW was an exciting place in 1945-47 because the war veter- ans had returned on the GI bill, and they added a much more ma- ture. reasoned touch to the class THE DAILY kepc «udent» ippntcd of the World Wr r II »itunion and campo» war activities Joseph W Edgell. Jr. photo atmosphere. Jean Schumacher McClelland, '47 The government gave my hus- band $100 a month to go to school because he'd had a Port's fracture in his ankle in Prance (WW1) and was laid up in the hospital. That is the only way he had any help from the government, if he had been hospitalized in France during the war. Margaret Mansfield Van Gilder, '22 The day war was declared for WWII, many men immediately signed up for military service. Mili- tary groups took over some of the fraternity houses and they marched in formation to classes. If you were on a walkway, you had to get off as they walked fast, in cadence. Ncysa Elwcll Hickok, '44, '63 Because of WWII. classes were added: Problems of the Pacific, and The World at War. These were huge classes and met in Meany Hall. There were at least five girls to each man on campus during the war. There were service men's dances and a lot of professors were in the service or in Washington, D.C ... The vers living in the temporary Olympus Hall answered the phone with Olympus Hall, home of the Greek gods with the Roman (roamin') hands. Ethel L. Fenhaus Matter, '46 FROSTY WAS THE FIRST nmcor in 1922 wlien the UW Sundodgcr» became the UW lluikm. UW «2201 During UW President Henry Suzzallo's reign (1915-26). the campus needed new buildings. Persuaded that it was more impor- tant to build well than quickly, he felt each structure should be built as a lasting monument; hence The University of a Thousand Years. UW Not Untouched By Problems Of Prejudice To start my goal of becoming a math teacher, I registered for Edu- cation I. I soon got a notice to report to a geography professor who tried to talk me into taking home economics as a major. I was completely uninterested in home ec. I was sent to a sociology faculty member who tried to persuade me to change to business administra- tion. I remained non-committal so I was sent to the placement office where I was questioned: Where were you born Seattle. Arc you a U.S. citizen I was bom here. We cannot place you in a job when you graduate; the parents would not want you. We cannot accept you in the school of education. You can keep Education I. but you can’t take any more. You will not have an advisor. I didn’t know where to turn but wandered off to the math depart- ment where math professor Dr. Winger gladly agreed to be my ad- visor. My advisor submitted my name to be a math teaching fellow. He told me about it and said I really did not have a chance as 1 was nisei and female. That did not make much difference as we were soon evacuated into concentration camps . . . There were 19 nisei eli- gible for graduation exercises in June '42, but we were considered too much of a national security risk to be allowed back to Seattle. So Dean Lauer of the Lit school gave us an address. I never got to wear a cap and gown. Mary Torihara Chaney, '41 Born Japanese, 1 suffered much prejudice and humiliation. Consid- er my credentials in light of the treatment I received: named by Phi Lambda Upsilon as the outstand- ing sophomore in chemical engi- neering. Received President's Medal as one of three outstanding UW juniors. Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Yet I was not allowed to talk to a single industrial interviewer by Dr. Herman V. Tartar who handled the placement of students in the department. He selected the stu- dents to be interviewed by com- panies. He told me none of them were interested in hiring Japanese. Taft Yutuka Toribara, '38, ’39 125TH ANNIVERSARY